COURSE DESCRIPTION

Monday 15 Feb 2021 | 10am-12noon 

Reach Out is a series of creative workshops for children and young people with additional needs who cannot access mainstream activities. Workshops are exclusively for Hampshire young people who have a Gateway Card. All existing previous Gateway Card holders need to have applied for a new one in order to come to these sessions. If you’d like to apply for a new Gateway card please click here to find out more about how to apply.

This listing is for a February Half Term Reach Out workshop. Due to limitations in place we are offering the same workshop in the morning and the afternoon. There is not the option to stay all day as before. This listing is for the morning session (10am-12noon) If you don’t mind what session your child comes to but would prefer us to book them into a session with a group/friends that we think will work best then please email or call us instead to make your booking. Participants will be limited to just 4 people per session. The workshop will be led by Sharon Justice.

Workshop Details:

10am-12noon  | Metal Work with Sharon Justice
Spend 2hrs getting creative with copper and brass! Use a variety of techniques such as sawing, hammering, stamping & using the roller mill to create unique things such as jewellery, keyrings or windchimes. (Bring ear defenders if you need them as this workshop can be noisy)

Additional Details:

Due to the recent pandemic, we’ve had to make some changes to the Reach Out workshops. Participant numbers will be reduced to 4 per session and will be sold first come first served. You can choose to come to a morning OR afternoon session OR can opt to be placed in a session with other participants we think your child would work best in (i.e., with friends or with similar needs) We are no longer offering the option to stay all day and have stopped covering a lunch time provision (parents can of course choose to take their child to The Hub (if it is open) with other attendees if they want to, but Making Space staff will not be there to support. We have also created an Updated & Summarised Risk Assessment and will have new procedures in place. This information will be sent out to all those booking on in addition to a updated social story which will document the visual and practical changes around the building to ease anxiety of those attending for the first time in months. In addition to this prior to the workshop taking place either Jo or Ami will be in touch with the parent / carer to discuss the situation at home, how everyone is feeling and anything extra we should know about.

*Please note workshops can be messy, aprons will be available but please wear messy clothes.

*These sessions are designed for the young person to attend on their own, giving the parent a short break. Parents are welcome to stay if they child prefers it, tea and coffee facilities are normally available for free in the corridor however due to Covid-19 and remaining safe parents are advised to bring their own drinks from home. The parents are not intended to come in and do the workshop as well.

*The cost for young people for a 2hr Session is £10. This includes all materials.

*There are 4 places only so please book early to avoid disappointment. places will be sold on a first come first served basis, with payment securing your place.

*Items will be fired after the session and will need collecting at a later date.

To book please click on the enrol button above. We will then contact you to collect extra information. Alternatively please call / email Making Space on 023 9247 2491 / admin@makingspace.org. If you are a newcomer a project partner, Jo Halsall will be in touch to discuss your child’s need

Please note, as Making Space is a charity we require a minimum number of participants to make a course viable to run. In the run up to the workshop, Making Space will be in touch if numbers are too low to go ahead.

As spaces are limited, we do require advance bookings. Once payment has been made, you are guaranteed a place.

To book your place today, book online. All customers who wish to book and pay online should read our Booking Guidelines before proceeding (see below)

If not booking online we accept cheques (made payable to Making Space), cash (if booking in person) or card payments over the phone. Please email us at admin@makingspace.org / phone 02392 472491.

We do have a small amount of hardship money available per session to assist those families who are in receipt of income support or are a low income family. Evidence will need to be shown to receive some money of the course fee. Please call and speak to a member of the team for more details.

Working with Face it Resources, a local autism support network, Making Space programmes an exciting and rewarding series of workshops and events, specifically designed for children and young people with additional needs (including autism, ADHD and Asperger’s as well as physical disabilities).

As with all our workshops, the Reach Out sessions are of the same high standard – we simply allow for additional support and resources during these activities so that participants can have the best possible time, in line with their requirements and needs. Parents, carers and buddies are all welcome to stay till their child settles in comfortable within the setting, or stay if the participant needs them too but ideally the sessions give parents a short break and let the child do something on their own.

The relaxed and friendly atmosphere of these sessions has proven hugely successful, with some young people having coming back time and time again over the course of three years!

Reach Out is funded by Short Breaks and all participants should have a Gateway Card.  It is free to obtain a Gateway Card, please click here for the online application form. 

If you’d like to find out more, please email Making Space at outreach@makingspace.org